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Is Jimmy Kimmel a warning of an increasingly poisoned media environment?
The Jimmy Kimmel dust up is over, or is it?
Oct 5
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September 2025
Hard war began on the Missouri-Kansas border
1861 was the continuation of civil war in Kansas and Western Missouri, not the beginning
Sep 28
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Politicians in Missouri campaign against religious freedom
What's it have to do with Charlie Kirk?
Sep 21
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August 2025
Bill Sentner and Labor Rights in St. Louis
Since tomorrow is Labor Day, this week’s essay is devoted to the memory of Bill Sentner.
Aug 31
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Who's a real America?
Opponents of a multiracial society have used fear-mongering to exclude people from citizenship for 160 years
Aug 24
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The last battle of the Confederate Army
In early August 1866, the last intact Confederate military unit, the Iron Brigade of Major General Jo Shelby of Missouri, fought their last battle.
Aug 17
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The Battle of Wilson's Creek
The anniversary is August 10.
Aug 10
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July 2025
Public Schools Matter
This week I am sharing a link to the first of T.
Jul 27
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The Right has Co-opted the Left's Issues
Last week’s post got me thinking about the large number of leftist causes that have been co-opted by the right with interpretations turned on their…
Jul 20
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Kennedy's MAHA is both for and against pure food
"Pure" is whatever he wants it to be
Jul 13
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AI, doctors, and learning
Last week, my second daughter vented about “baby doctors.” That’s not unusual.
Jul 6
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June 2025
'Slaughtered like hogs'
Missouri secessionists in the Civil War vowed 'no mercy' for German-speaking Unionists
Jun 29
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